A family with six children living in a tent on the outskirts of Perth will move into interim accommodation today after publicity about their plight led to numerous private offers of help.

Spokesman for the Human Rights Alliance, Gerry Georgatos, told 720 ABC Perth that the family had accepted a private offer of housing close to the children's school.

"They will be having their first hot shower tonight after five months of homelessness," Mr Georgatos said.

The family had spent five months living in a tent in Perth's northern outskirts after they moved from a remote community in the Northern Territory before Christmas. The family moved to WA to access better education opportunities for the children, who are aged from four to 16.

Mr Georgatos said despite their housing situation, all of the children have been attending school regularly and were getting very good support from their school communities.

The family had approached government agencies for assistance but were placed on a state housing waiting list with a five year waiting period.

Since the media coverage, Mr Georgatos said "there has been a huge response from the public in terms of supplies, care packages, clothes and furniture".

"I had about 20 offers of accommodation but we wanted to find accommodation close to the schools the kids are established at.

"Someone in the northern suburbs has put up their hand to take them in until we can secure permanent accommodation through whatever agency we can."